Amos 7:4
Thus also hath the Lord God shewed vnto me, and behold, the Lord God called to iudgement, by fire, & it deuoured the great deepe, and did eate vp a part.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
3So the Lorde repented for this: it shall not be, sayth the Lorde.
5Then sayde I, O Lorde God, ceasse I beseche thee: who shall rayse vp Iacob? for he is smal.
Cross References
Isaiah 66:15For beholde the Lorde shall come with fire, and his charret shalbe lyke a whirle wynde: that he may recompence his vengeaunce in his wrath, and his indignation with the flambe of fire.
Joel 2:30And I will shewe wonders in heauen and in earth, blood, and fire, and pillers of smoke.
Amos 1:7Therfore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azza, whiche shall deuoure her palaces.
Matthew Henry on Amos 7:2-10
Intercession for Israel; Ruin of Israel Foretold. ( b. c. 785.) 1 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God , forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 3 The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord . 4 Thus hath… Read the whole commentary →